Overview
- Injuries to Mark Wood, Gus Atkinson and Josh Tongue have decimated England’s pace attack, and Jofra Archer’s comeback has been delayed.
- Nineteen-year-old Hampshire seamer Eddie Jack has been invited to train with the Test squad after just two first-class appearances against India A.
- He caught selectors’ attention by dismissing India’s KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurel in two four-day fixtures for the England Lions.
- Jack has yet to debut in the County Championship but has represented England U-19s in South Africa and featured in List A and T20 matches for Hampshire.
- The first Test at Headingley on June 20 will kick off a five-match series in which India, led by new captain Shubman Gill, chases its first win in England since 2007.